Roy P. M. Carlson
Carlson was a key figure in the early relationship between Bank of America and BCCI.
Roy P. M. Carlson was a Bank of America executive who orchestrated Bank of America's original investment in BCCI.1 He later became the head of National Bank of Georgia at the request of Ghaith R. Pharaon.1
Early Career and BCCI Involvement
Carlson was a key figure in the early relationship between Bank of America and BCCI. He had entertained Agha Hasan Abedi when Abedi came to the United States to negotiate Bank of America's 30-percent share in the new bank in 1972, and the two became friends.2 Carlson later left Bank of America in 1975 to become president of Rahim Irvani's Melli Group in Iran.2 He was also a partner in former Central Intelligence Agency Director Richard Helms's consulting firm, Safeer.2
Role at National Bank of Georgia
Carlson was appointed head of the National Bank of Georgia by Abedi and Pharaon, who sought to reconfigure the bank along BCCI's lines.2 Under Carlson's guidance, the bank's assets quadrupled from $400 million to $1.6 billion. The National Bank of Georgia became a clearinghouse for BCCI funds in the United States, a destination for BCCI letters of credit, and a provider of loans and services to BCCI's international clientele.2
Carlson played a role in the acquisition of Financial General Bankshares, negotiating the purchase for First American Bank.2
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